Carmel Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.4° 

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 7AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
1.2
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
345
373
373
365
330
294
226
216
221
231
294
264
226
237
316
207
231
287
287
316
316
323
268
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
0
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:27AM1.17m
8:54PM1.97m
11:03AM1.23m
9:48PM1.96m
11:38AM1.30m
10:38PM1.89m
Low Tide
3:37AM-0.30m
2:38PM0.81m
4:21AM-0.35m
3:37PM0.71m
5:03AM-0.33m
4:32PM0.62m
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6:20
6:20
6:22
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8:04
8:02
8:01
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Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
15
15
Feels °C
13
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
14
15
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